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Yann Martel is the author of Life of Pi, the #1 international bestseller and winner of the 2002 Man Booker (among many other prizes). He is also the award-winning author of The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios (winner of the Journey Prize), Self, Beatrice & Virgil, and 101 Letters to a Prime Minister. Born in Spain in 1963, Martel studied philosophy at Trent University, worked at odd jobs-tree planter, dishwasher, security guard-and traveled widely before turning to writing. He lives in Saskatoon, Canada, with the writer Alice Kuipers and their four children. Sanjeev Bhaskar is a British actor, writer and comedian known for starring in The Kumars at No. 42 (2001-2006). Other credits include Goodness Gracious Me (1998-2000), The Indian Doctor (2010-2013) and Election Spy (2017). Currently, Sanjeev plays DI Sunil 'Sunny' Khan on Unforgotten, alongside Nicola Walker. In 2006, Sanjeev was honoured with an Order of the British Empire.
'Life of Pi could renew your faith in the ability of novelists to invest even the most outrageous scenario with plausible life.' -- The New York Times Book Review 'A terrific book ... Fresh, original, smart, devious, and crammed with absorbing lore' -- Margaret Atwood 'Vivid and entrancing.' -- Sunday Telegraph
